Brock Looney
Austin,TX
Summary
Successful supply chain manager offering career in successful integration and project management for globally recognized corporations. Ten years of supply chain experience, with a focus in planning, inventory management, and procurement. Lead and managed large cross-functional teams to better deliver results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager of Business Development
Hershey Salty Snacks
Austin, Texas
09.2022 - Current
- Lead monthly Executive level meetings to discuss and secure decisions based on S&OP timelines
- Conducted extensive research to find alternative manufacturing solutions for existing portfolio as well as innovation items
- Executed all product related changes, both in terms of product and packaging in cooperation with cross functional teams
- Project manager for all external innovation projects, totaling a gross sales value of $200M annually
- Negotiated manufacturing contracts with third party manufacturing sites, valued at $60M annually
- Lead Continuous Improvement operations leading to $26M in annualized savings for Salty Snacks Division
- Created portfolio optimization team to drive margin accretive products and increased total companies GM% by 400 bps
- Identified and selected as “Top” Talent for future Hershey Leaders program.
Demand Planning Manager – Amplify Snacks
Hershey Salty Snacks
Austin, Texas
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Successfully lead a team of three demand planners, managing schedules, performance reviews, and daily tasks
- Managed global supply chain delays industry wide to lead best in class in-stock percentages at major customers
- Implemented and was leading solutions architect for Blue Yonder demand planning system
- Created new planning reports to measure and improve Forecasting Bias and WMAPE by 3% and 15%
- Lead monthly cross-functional demand meetings to discuss forecast changes and total demand call for $900M gross sales
- Point of contact for all supply chain related issues to service, and planning effectiveness for Sales teams
- Collaborated with sales planning teams and utilized historical data to create baseline forecasts.
Associate Demand Planning Manager – Skin Care
Unilever
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Managed the forecasting and overall execution of three major skin care categories totaling $620M in annual sales
- Improved forecast accuracy by 7% resulting in improved service, increased sales, and reduced inventory
- Lead user for Kinaxis ERP implementation project for North American planning community
- Lead weekly Customer Service meetings with Walmart and Target, resulting in 98% in-stock service targets
- Lead monthly cross functional S&OP meetings for a total of 13 brands
- Conducted and lead companywide demand planning community of practice to improve and share best practices
- Implemented demand planning gold practice standards for North American demand planning category
- Developed strong cross-functional relationships with sales, and supply to drive perfect execution of promotional activities.
Associate Planning Manager – Third-Party Manufacturing
Unilever
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
11.2018 - 08.2019
- Increased overall customer service levels for key strategic customers by 11% from Q4’18 to Q1’19 Managed overall attainment and production run strategy for 11 third party manufacturers
- Led integration for third party operations for $240M business into Unilever supply chain network
- Implemented standardized logistics procedures including lot code formatting, pallet patterns, and label requirements
- Acted as interim innovation planner for 87 new material launches in 2019
- Coordinated R&D, procurement, quality, and artwork packages for expedited four months launch cycle for new products.
Procurement Innovation Analyst
Unilever
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
08.2017 - 12.2018
- Represent Procurement as the key interface with select number of suppliers - Quality, Service, Resiliency, VIP, and strategic activities
- Project lead for transition of new supplier totaling $3.2MM USD in savings
- Developed a $3.3M USD cost avoidance project for Procurement due to excess contract volumes
- Utilized price indexing tool to determine areas of improvement for gross margins for foods category
- Expedited a project roll out by 50% of initial scoped timeline, resulting in $2.1MM USD in additional value
- Created group training sessions for other innovation analysts to discuss best practices
- Secured and developed strong cross-functional team relationships resulting in increased work efficiency.
Material Planner
Unilever
Independence, Missouri
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Manage 50 suppliers of raw materials totaling 6.5 million dollars in value
- Partner with internal procurement and external suppliers for successful implementation of gluten free innovation Identify and lead VIP project in process change for receiving bulk materials that results in $150,000 in yearly savings
- Utilize SAP system to drive analytical data in inventory reduction for raw materials of $1.5M year end 2016
- Successfully managed the implementation of three 3PM sites for increased customer service of the Knorr food brand
- Devised reduction of 30 DU’s within portfolio to better utilize current resources and increase production capacity
- Team lead for world class pedestrian safety team resulting in 100% lowered recordable incidents site-wide
- Sub-category manager of cross-functional waste reduction initiative
- Key source of training and implementation for new warehouse management system (EWM) company wide.
Supply Chain Analyst
Power & Light
Kansas City, Missouri
01.2015 - 05.2016
- Managed internal review and analysis of supplier recommended manufacturer changes
- Researched and assisted in the resolution of issues relating to invoices, pricing, and other transaction related items
- Identified and recommended opportunities for continuous improvement of supply chain practices
- Executed extensive collaborative supply chain projects to improve Supply Chain operations
- Analyzed data trends within commodity-based markets to determine overall cost impact for company
- Managed procurement team throughout supply chain to provide tools for efficient buying practices.
On-Site Service Consultant
Grainger
Des Moines, IA
05.2012 - 01.2015
- Managed safety stock, inventory turns, and overall inventory strategy for 27 Grainger customers
- Increased sales initiatives along with sales team to drive top-line growth for all customers
- Implemented multiple inventory reduction plans for key customers to better utilize space, time, and capital constraints
- Developed strong working relationships with key maintenance and repair operators to better drive customer needs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Business Management, Emphasis in Supply Chain and Operation Management -
University of Northern Iowa
05.2011
Skills
- SAP
- EWM
- ORACLE
- Oracle BI
- Interspec
- SupplierNet
- MS Excel
- MS Access
- MS Outlook
- OneDrive
- SharePoint
- Project Management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Positivity
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Business Development
Work Availability
monday
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Timeline
Senior Manager of Business Development
Hershey Salty Snacks
09.2022 - Current
Demand Planning Manager – Amplify Snacks
Hershey Salty Snacks
05.2021 - 09.2022
Associate Demand Planning Manager – Skin Care
Unilever
08.2019 - 05.2021
Associate Planning Manager – Third-Party Manufacturing
Unilever
11.2018 - 08.2019
Procurement Innovation Analyst
Unilever
08.2017 - 12.2018
Material Planner
Unilever
05.2016 - 08.2017
Supply Chain Analyst
Power & Light
01.2015 - 05.2016
On-Site Service Consultant
Grainger
05.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Arts: Business Management, Emphasis in Supply Chain and Operation Management -
University of Northern Iowa
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